SEMESTER 2, 2012 HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCE CAREERS TALKS
Tuesdays, SGO1, 12-1PM
Open to ALL Health & Life Sciences Students No booking required
Week 10: Tuesday 17th April, Interview Skills 2: Articulating your Skills to Employers
(Emma Robinson, Careers Coach, the Careers Centre, Oxford Brookes)
You must be able to express your skills at interview in order to succeed. A good starting point is
understanding how to answer competency based questions. You’ll get some practice today and
an insight into what employers are looking for, and therefore likely to ask, through deciphering
the language of job specs and adverts.
Week 9: Tuesday 27th March , Academic Careers in Psychology
(Professor Vince Connelly, Programme Lead Psychology, Oxford Brookes)
Professor Vince Connelly is well placed to talk today about academic research and lecturing options for psychology students. He will be accompanied by a Research Assistant who can tell you what it’s really like, and offer some of their own top tips.
Week 7: Tuesday 13th March - How to Write a Winning CV - (Emma Robinson, Careers Coach, the Careers Centre, Oxford Brookes) Employers spend on average 90 seconds looking at a CV & with so many applicants for each post it’s never been so important to get it right! Emma talks about what’s important & what’s not.
Week 8: Tuesday 20th March - Interview Skills 1: Interview Preparation - (Emma Robinson, Careers Coach, the Careers Centre, Oxford Brookes) Fantastic - you’ve got an interview but to be a serious contender you need to be fully prepared
for all types of interviews and questions that may present themselves. This session looks at how
to prepare, research and plan for interview success
Attention! Health and Life Sciences students - your 2012 Careers Networking Event is coming soon!
Thursday April 19th from 5.30pm on the Gipsy Lane Campus. More information to follow...
Summer Vacation Work
• Enhance your CV • Ongoing training • Corporate links • Basic wage with opportunity for bonus
Champions Life Academy offers the opportunity for undergraduates to develop for the business world and beyond.
This is achieved through training in sales and marketing skills whilst fundraising for several charities including Practical Action and EveryChild.
As well as creating successful entrepreneurs, our programme has seen 89% of our Alumni move in to their first choice job upon graduation; some of which include GlaxoSmithKline, JP Morgan, Microsoft and more.
To attend one of our recruitment events on campus at Oxford Brookes email your CV to to info@championslifeacademy.com
Graduate Job Fair 2012
Week 5, Friday 2 March 2012, 10.30am - 3.30pm
Ground Floor, Buckley Building, Gipsy Lane Campus Find your graduate job here! There will also be organisations offering placements, gap years and summer jobs!
For more information on the organisations attending visit: www.brookescareerscentre.co.uk/GradFair2012.aspx
To find out how to prepare for a Graduate Job Fair click here.
SEMESTER 2, 2012 HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCE CAREERS TALKS
Tuesdays, SGO1, 12-1PM
Open to ALL Health & Life Sciences Students No booking required
Week 5: Tuesday 28th February
Alternative Careers in Medicine/ Healthcare
(Dr Ken Howells, Principal Lecturer, Oxford Brookes)
Not sure about medicine, but you know you want to work in healthcare in some capacity? Ken
will talk to you today out about some of the many options you can consider.
Week 6: Tuesday 6th March
Careers in Sport and Exercise
(Dr Charlie Simpson, Senior Lecturer in Exercise/Sport Science, Oxford Brookes)
With high levels of government and employer investment as a result of the London Olympics
there are more graduate career opportunities in the sport and leisure industry than ever before.
And, with a growing awareness & understanding of health & fitness activities more people are
actively taking part in sport, fuelling the growth of jobs. Find out more today from Charlie.
Volunteering Opportunities
(Johnny Latham, Director of One Eighty www.one-eighty.org.uk)
Tuesday 14th Feb in C221 12-1pm This is an opportunity to really make a difference to young people and their families who have been failed by education or social care, and are considered 'a lost cause'. One-Eighty supports young people & families on the edge of education or society, through assessments & bespoke interventions, including innovative group work in schools and the community, and mentoring. Invaluable experience to enhance your CV and skills - come and find out more!
British Sign Language - a 6-week evening taster course for
students
***This course is NOW FULL - additional courses may be advertised at a later date ***
This taster course offers
students the opportunity to establish underpinning knowledge and understanding
of British Sign Language and to develop fundamental deaf awareness. With an estimated
125,000 deaf adults and up to 20,000 children using BSL in the UK, this
will give you a useful additional workplace skill, helping
you to understand and communicate with deaf clients, customers or colleagues
across all sectors.
This course will cover the following elements:
BSL alphabet and numbersGeneral conversation vocabulary including core topics such as familyDeaf awareness and culture
The sessions will be fun and practical
to create interactive learning.
As this
is a taster course there will be no final examination but students can request
a certificate of attendance on completion of the course.
The course will consist of six 2 hour sessions. It will take place
on the Headington Hill campus every Thursday, 5.30pm – 7.30pm, starting 23rd February for 6
weeks.
Your trainer
will be Nikki
Jones, who has taught British Sign Language (BSL) level 1 to adults for the
past 4 years (including for Oxfordshire Adult Education), with positive pass
rates. She holds various qualifications including a BA Hons Degree in Deaf
Studies and Education.
The full cost of the course is £35.
To register please bring your deposit
(non-refundable) of £35 in cash to the Careers Centre. Places are limited to 16 and will be
allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Talk From Teach First
SG01 Thursday 17 November 12-1pm An intensive two-year leadership development programme which combines, training and qualifying as a teacher with leadership development, coaching & mentoring opportunities. A demanding option for high calibre graduates.
Inside Buzz Guides
An Inside Look at Law Firms and An Inside Look at Investment Banking (2012 editions) are now ready for free download at http://www.insidebuzz.co.uk/download-free-career-guides.html
Just register and you will have immediate access to the guides as well as all content on the website.
Take a look at the competition running on Facebook - simply like the page and you will automatically go into the draw with the chance to win an iPad2
The Daiwa Scholarship 2012
The Daiwa Scholarship is a unique 19-month programme of language study, work placement and homestay in Japan.
Daiwa Scholarships offer young and talented UK citizens with strong leadership potential, the opportunity to acquire Japanese language skills, and to access expertise and knowledge relevant to their career goals.
No previous experience of Japan or Japanese is necessary. For more information visit http://www.dajf.org.uk
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